Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-07-12
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES.
rnE OLD QUESTION on COLT RAisiso.-
IN ANSWER TO TuE sourm BucKriELD
CORRESPONDENT.

IN ANSWER TO TuE sourm BucKrIELD
CORRESPONDENT.
Ia the DExocRAr Of June 9TH the
South Baekheld correspondent, ven,ilAis,
hi. idea. IN regard to the question OF
hois, breeding as compared with the
breeding Of cattle. sheep. swine. etc
and in vuiy able manner and with evi-
dent caador. argues that farmers as a
rule would find It more profitable TO ,urn
their attention more ia the direction OF
cattle and sheep aad less 70 raising
horse. No, ,hs, he objects to raising
nos And then q colt. but insists thl,
every farmer ought TO keep yoke OF
oxen and tna, no one ever sueceed, who
make. a specially Of houe breeding
lie also thinks /, does no, require very pro.
found knosledse Of horses 10 see ,ha, too
many inferior horses are raised. La one
sense Of the word We entirely agree with
the esteemed correspondent, in this latter
statement, ior We certainly believe that
many who raise colt. might produce
more valuable one. II they would take
more pains In breeding aud rearing bat
Il he means to convey the idea 10y this
statement we ate led TO infer by wha, he
says further on 10 regard TO the large
number Of western horses Ia Boston mar
kei when Maine h. 90 large a 'urpla'l
,ha, the horse. raised in Maine. Oxford
County or the town Of Baekheld. taken
a. clAs.. are inferior. Oar observations
and reading has failed 70 show iha, such
/. the fact. eyea IN the smalles, degree
and II the South Baekheld correspondent,
would make a speciality Of studying the
horse basine.. fof short time, read turf
papers. notice the advertisements OF the
prominen, horse dealers in Boston. New
York and other cities. also iaierylew
some Of the namsfoa. buyers from these
cite. who are continually securing the
State for ,ro,iers and roads,ers. /. well
a. our ns,ivc bayer-sach +. Isaiah
Pompilly, Andrews IS Thsyer. J. l..
Home. and host Of Others. who are
buying Thousands Of dollars worth an.
nullly In every ,own-and a man OF his
mental grasp and breadth Of intellect
eAnno, fail to speedily catch oa TO tbs IN
di,pa'able fac, that no state. province OF
eoaniry In the civilized world produces
ella. Of horse. that stand % highly or
sell % readily IN the cite, Of the Uniied
States a. those raised among the rock
crowned bills anl grassy valleys OF the
Pine Tree State.
Another f.e, which !. 90 pllin 10 the
observing mind ,ha, he who runs may
see il, is ihA, the high standing OF
Maine horses !. due largely to the efforts
o, those Who have made horse breeding
something Of specially And the major.
iiy Of the inferior horse. the existence OF
which our correspondent, 80 bswai!', are
produced by those who raise only now
aud then colt, and who ,pend 80 much
Of their time in producing beef, pork aud
mutton As 20 leave little time and Awak'
en- little in,ert., in properly informing
,kemselve. on the breeding. feeding aud
Management, Of colts. II the South
Baekfsld correspondent, don't believe
,hi. le, him visit the breeding farms OF
]. r. Je~e,, Of Baekdeld, Sam Record,
Rob Dean and other, Of his town who
make horse breeding speciality also the
farm. Of u. Z. * r. II. Briggs Of Au'
burn, Marble & Pierce Of Pan. Hill. w.
J. Wheeler Of South PAris. j. l.. q IL.
l.. Horne Of NorwAy. Let him note the
number Of inferior horses he hnds al
these place. aud then let him examine
the horse. raised by those who make no
specially Of col, raising. but DO little
Of everything and no, much Of any,hins'
Who read no papers OF books devoted TO
horses and who never pay out five or
ten dollars for service Of stallion and
don't believe in feeding ou, pini OF oats
day, and see who raises the mos, inte-
nor horses.
Now we don't wish TO be understood
q. advising every farmer to make spec
i.l,y Of horses. far from IL for We think
no one branch Of husbandry pays best
for all men on all farms. lfaman has
no particular in,ere., in the equine spe-
eis., ba, hl. q particular fondnsss for
nice steers, oxen or sheep. be certainly
will DO better to eonfne bis attention to
,h., el.,, OF animal. than be would 10
rai.e colts. On the other hand II he u
q natural born horse man and takes TO
horses as a greA, many DO. and his farm
is adapted TO horse raising, we ihink be
should make horse raising enough OF
specially to make It success by pa'ius
hi, mind 70 IL. To read TO ,ha, extent
a. TO keep well read on the subject and
also to spend suiiien, time in caring tor
and handling them as to enable him to
obtain the degree Of excellence ior which
nature intended them.
We don't mean that no other stock
should be KEEP, by the horse breeder. ba,
whs, other stock 10 kept should be such as
will bss. subserve the inieres, OF the
leading feature. A dairy works frs,
rate in connection with the raising
Of colts, . the cows consume the
coarse fodder and furnish their milk
for the colts and also a little cash
for m.ny expenses. ia man keeps all
cows the prof, from which continually
comes in .msll sums are generally spent
in the same way, and no debts are paid;
while colts cAnno, be 80 easily used up
As you 10 along. Now when you sell
one you have some money to make .
paymeni wiih-and mos, farmers have
them TO make. 49,.
The small farmer who raises colts will
miss II IL be insists on keeping oxen II
be can do his work with his brood mare.
II he undertakes TO raise steers and oxen,
keep few cows and also few sheep.
besides raising colts, be cannot keep
enough Of either to manage them IN a
proper and ,eien,ifc manner and inferior
colts are the result. as they have been in
the past with such management. 50 We
say ihs, IL horse breeder prefers no, to
keep a yoke Of oxen. and has tried them